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I'm not sure if this has been posted before but I've just seen this video on YouTube showing an eBike owner riding a 500W kitted bike on the roads. And he doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong in doing it and is openly dismissive of the law. Sigh. It's people like this that give eBiking...

18:13 Just got back from my sorting office trek across town. I haven't been out for a week and didn't realise how cold it's getting. Made the mistake of not wearing my winter lined trousers, legs were freezing, no scarf for nose or ears..all essential now! Brrrrrr temp says 10 but feels like 0.

I have been shooting a lot of video recently with the hope of doing a video review of my self-build bike as I have been getting a bit of interest and requests for one via my YouTube channel. I went on some great long rides into the countryside to do a review but had to shoot using my old...

Hi folks, For those of you who don't recall, I bought a Lithium-Ion 10Ah battery from BMS a couple of months ago I think, been using it daily since then.. I have just noticed over the last 2 weeks, the battery seems to have gotten more powerful! I haven't been using it as much (using...

I just finally bought some lights for my bike. Been pushing my luck riding without any until the last week what with it getting darker earlier and earlier. Anyway I left it to the last minute and so decided to get this cheap LED front and rear set off eBay for £3. Anyone else got some? I wasn't...

I'm currently looking for a 20" folder to do my second conversion project.. my requirements are: 1. Under £400 2. Ideally weighing less than 12kg 3. Hub gears preferred 4. White or black frame 5. Must have a rear rack And here is my short-list of contenders: Oyama St James 2010 - black...

Hi all, As I'm running off one 5Ah battery now which I've had for a while, I'm a bit worried about it dying and so have decided to order a new battery this week. I have a couple of questions I'm hoping some of you self-builders can help me with.. I'm just about to place an order with BMS...

One of my little 5Ah LiFePo4 batteries has failed after 7 months of usage and I'm carrying out some diagnostics on it to see whether the problem is the battery cells or the BMS and have a question I'm hoping someone might be able to help with.. First I'll describe the status and behaviour of...

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the good weather. It's been 6 months since I first took to the road on my self-build electric bike.. I thought I would do a quick update to let everyone know the bike, and in particular, the two Chinese 36v 5Ah LiFePo4 batteries I ordered via eBay, are still...

Just spotted this disturbing news story on Channel 4 News from a week ago showing a rise in fatal cyclist accidents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuyVZMGDhPo Interestingly they said a major factor is accidents involving cyclists over taking lorries. How many do that on the forum? I never...

Hi all, Haven't posted for a while as haven't been on the bike much due to a knee injury.. I purchased a new rear rack last month (£15 delivered, from SJS Cycles on eBay) so this is kind of a review and also a little incident I had... I wanted a rack for carrying my bulky parcels to the Royal...

Last Tuesday evening I had to do an emergency pigeon rescue from the roadside. I was riding along a buses-only lane heading home after my daily post drop at the Sorting office when I saw this injured wood pigeon in the middle of the road with bloodied wings and clearly unable to fly. Looked like...

After buying a handlebar mirror and being disappointed with it, I got to thinking a better solution might be having an electronic rear view mirror using a small camera behind the seat and an LCD panel on the handlebar. The advantages of this over a mirror would be better view and stability. My...

Hi all, I got my first electricity bill last week since I moved from infrequent charging to daily charging of my battery as I use the bike for work. I was expecting my bill to be a fair bit higher than usual so I was nervous opening it. It wasn't higher. In fact I don't think it's...

After 200 km my bike was creaking and squeaking like mad. A bottle of this stuff has worked wonders. No more creaking or squeaking. Rolls super smooooth. :cool:

I was riding my bike earlier (on my way back from delivering some post) and went down a curb a bit too hard, the shock of it shook my handlebar bag (which holds my battery and controller - approx 2.2kg) right up over the handlebar and then the weight as it fell back down tore it from the...

Here in my home town of Redditch, our roads are in an appalling condition.. especially the cycling lanes.. many are in dire need of resurfacing. Where roads have been repaired it looks like it's been done on the cheap with rows of "patches" resulting in bumps and uneven roads.. ok for cars...

I just received a new pump at the weekend and thought I'd do a quick review for anyone thinking of buying a new pump. I'm really impressed with it.. It's a "Lifeline" floor pump which cost around £18 from Wiggles (delivered free)..I bought it on the strength of the all the positive reviews as I...

Hi all, This is a new topic which has arisen out of my previous post Choosing the perfect bike camera. There seems to be a lot of interest and ideas about ways of minimising or eliminating camera shake when filming bike rides with video cameras. I thought it might be better if we moved this...

Just got back from an hour long ride in the countryside exploring new places.. the more I ride my bike the more I love it, I just don't want to get off it! I discovered an old pub tucked away in the countryside and would of loved to stop there for lunch but I hadn't got my bike lock. Passed a...